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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

This is a silver coin or denominated as Rupee from the time of Emperor Akhbar Khan of Mughal Empire who reigned India from 1556 - 1605
CE. The coin dated 1000 AH ( 1592 CE) i.e on the Emperor 37th regnal year.

In Biography.com, Emperor Akhbar Khan is described below :
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umarkot, India, and enthroned at age 14,
Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the tutelage of a
regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire.
Known as much for his inclusive leadership style as for his war
mongering, Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and
appreciation for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
In 1579, a mazhar, or declaration, was issued that granted
Akbar the authority to interpret religious law, superseding the
authority of the mullahs. This became known as the “Infallibility
Decree,” and it furthered Akbar’s ability to create an interreligious
and multicultural state. In 1582 he established a new cult, the
Din-i-Ilahi (“divine faith”), which combined elements of many religions,
including Islam, Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. The faith centered around
Akbar as a prophet or spiritual leader, but it did not procure many
converts and died with Akbar.

Historically, Akhbar was the first Mughal emperor who issued coins with
Islamic Syahada. However

in the 30th year of his reign, Akbar, who
was distanciating himself from Islam and searching for a universal
religion, replaced the Hegira era dates by the Ilahi era (the "Divine"
era) ones, calculated in solar years from the beginning of his reign. He
dropped from the obverse of his coins the Muslim profession of faith
and the expression "Allah akbar", "God is great" was substituted. He
also suppressed his own name, or maybe not: the arabic expression on the obverse could also mean "Akbar is God"